vulnerability

Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-4913: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-704)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 23, 2016
Added
Jul 1, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022

Description

The get_rock_ridge_filename function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles NM (aka alternate name) entries containing \0 characters, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted isofs filesystem.

Solution

amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
Title
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